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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-09-07
Butter Samplers.

An item has been floating around about
the horrible condition in which tea
faster found his stomach in the course Of
time. Employed on South Water street
there are probably dozen men who are
or soon Will be physical wrecks because
of ,neir occupation, which is that Of
butter sampler NO matter how PN!e or
impure the goods, they taste all and pass
Judgment upon the grade. Butterine,
too, is sampled and declared of cheap or
superior quality. 1t only requires few
months to acquire positive appetite for
butter, and the faster when not employed
frequently visits the cellar to crafty his
craving. Some men have followed the
calling for dozen years before they
have broken down, Others only q few
months; but the collapse is sure to come,
and the butter-tast becomes dyspep-
tic of the worst type. 1t is probable
that other means of passing on the quail
ity of the product will be devised in the
near future, as it is understood a com
mission merchant has q scheme to that
end in view. Chicago Tribune.
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The Great Tumble Weed.

This weed once grew plentiful through
this country and Colorado. When green
they present very pretty appearance and
look more like dwarf tree than weed.
They are very dangerous in case of a
prairie fire, and often dangerous in plain
wind storms when there is no fire. In
case of fire the flames seem to stlip the
plant of its leaves, and it at once goes
rolling before the flaming hurricane per.
feet wheel of fire. These revolving
wheels of fire will jump any ordinary fur
row or fire break and carry the fire into
the timber or grass, as the case may be-.
Nothing can stop their progress but a
river. Into these they jump, lcaping
out into the stream forty, fifty and sixty
feet, and 90 down with hiss, throwing
up column of steam where they sink.
In Colorado windstorm-storlns these
weeds arc also q source of much danger.
In Middle Park, few years ago, party
of travellers were suddenly ovcrtakcn by
a storm. Seeing what they supposed to
be mass of huge boulders in the dis.
tance, they made for them, thinking they
would afford at least partial shelter. To
>their surprise, as they approached, tho
boulders suddenly broke loose and COM
mcnccd rolling toward t17eefiHi At . Iurous 10
rate, cutting all sorts of curious capers
and gyrating mcnacingly as they came.
At times they would strike an obsiruc.
ton and bound high in the air, and
again striking the ground resume their
rapid circular motion. The travellers put
spurs to their horses, and it was only by
the greatest effort they managed to es-
cape from the track of these monsters.
On examination they found their sup
posed bouldcrs were really immense
weeds, which had been torn up by the
roots by the windstorm.
These weeds are so solid that they are
a great menace to man and beast under
such circumstances Impelled by heavy
wind, they 90 with force enough to kill
horse, and human being is in great
danger if he cannot get out of the track
of these monsters when they are running
before hurricane or in case OF prairie
fire. WirhitG (HHn.) JOWrnat.
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Straining Water for Gold.

"Would you believe it," said an en-
gravcr of god watch cases, "that the
water in which 1 wash my face and
hands every evening just before leaving
the shop is kept by my employers and
aftcrward strained through a sieve? 1t
seems incredible. still it is fact. Other
wise the firm would lose a valuable
amount of gold. You see, the specks Of
gold that We clip off fastcn themselves to
our hands and faces and sometimes fly
into our hair or fall to Cur aprons. In q
shop containing a big corps of cngravcrs
the amount which thus sprinklcs the
workmcn reaches high value IN few
days.
THE water in which our aprons are
washed is strained in the same way.
Our aprons arc furnished us by the firm.
we arc never permitted to take them out
of the shop. My employers thus save
fully 81, 900 ycar.-NesO York San.
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TMa Noted New Workers.

At the corner of Ann and Nassau
streets is Henry Georges Office, says a
New York letter to the Albany Joarnat.
About a stones throw to the northeast on
Beckman is O'Donovan Rossa's. A little
further in the same direction is the sane
tum of Shewitsch and Jonas, the radical
and aggressive Socialists. Before Johann
Most was sent to Jail for political BIAS
phemy he had his den in the same neigh
horhood. And all about is the host OF
big and little papers and magazines that
represent every shade of opinion and
most of the languages under the sun.
The vicinity has come to be so much the
stamping ground of men with notions
about reform that one can hardly put his
head out of the window without seeing a
pair of them passing by. The most fire.
oucntly seen faces of note arc those OF
Dr. McGlynn and Mr.. George. The latter
tramps along the walk with his head well
up in the air considering the brcvity OF
his body. He usually wears plain blue
flannel suit and soft hat When ne is
setting out on a journey he wears gray
clothes and tall white hat. He carries
a bag in his hand and walks briskly, fire.
quently consulting his watch when on
the start. Returning he proceeds slowly
as if tired and swings his bag to and fro:
DR.. McGlynn wears black trousers and
wlistcoat and dark alpaca coat and
bload-brimmed straw hat. His massive
form is bent as he walks and he usually
seems to be listening intcntly to what his
companion is saying for he is seldom
alone. He and Mr. George usually lunch
at popular French restaurant on the
street at about half-past two. On or more
of their associates in the propaganda
usually accompany them. Mr.. George
leans back in his chair against the wall
with his elbow on the table and his eyes
half closed. DR.. McGlynn preserves his
STOPPING attitude and listens gSvcly to
what may be said. He is chary about
entering into conversation in a public
place, but he is as fluent talker as he is
on the lecture platform. These two men
have become one of the sights of the
town and are invariably pointed out by
friends to one another.
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A Garden Barometer.

One of the simplest of barometers is a
spiders web. When there is prospect
OF rain or wind, the spider shortcns the
filamcnts from which its web is suS-
pcndcd and leaves things in this state as
long as the weather is variable. If the
insect clongatcs its threads, it is a sign
of fine calm weather, the duration
of which may be Judged by the length
to which the threads arc let out. If the
spider remains inactive it is Il sign Of rain
but if, on the contrary, it keeps at work
during a rain. the latter will not last
long, and will be followed by fine
weather Other observations have taught
that the spider makes changes in its web
every twenty four hours, and that il
such changes are made i'll the evening,
just before sunset, the night will be clca'
and beautiful.-La Nature.
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AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
The Canada Thistle.

This "cvil weed" is the subject Of
many dissertations annually. Here is the
sustance Of the last VIC have seen: 1.-The
Canada thistle while sIbducd somewhat
by frequent and repeated mowings is not
often destroyed by tl';s means alone. The
thistle root has numerous points, each
one Of which has power to scrd up a
shoot, consequently while the main s;ak
and its immediate root connections arc
killed it docs not follow that the numcr-
Gus oncr root Joints are likewise destroyed.
In fact, they seldom are, and herein lies
the secret of the plants irrepressibility.
The best results are gained when the
thiStles are but in their early bloom and
before the seeds have formed. 1t is also
we'll to cut during or just before warm
rain.
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A Remedy Against the Curcnlio.

H. r. B recommends the following
plan for driving off the curculios from
plum and cherry trees, viz. : To get Il
quantity of tar and an old iron pot, heat
the pot over a fire and carry it to the
tree, put in some Of the tar and hold the
pot so that the tree is well smoked. This
is done as soon as the young fruit is set
and is repeated when the SCOT wears off.
There is no other plan so effective as
jarring the trees twice or three times a
day, with sheet slit on one side so as to
cover the ground under the tree the
beetles are very inactive and fall to the
sheet, from which they are gathered and
put into an empty fruit can with some
water and little Kerosene oil in it, by
which they are quickly killed. If with
this the plum trees are incloscd and some
fowls kept in the lot and fed there by
scattering meal about the trees one may
be sure Of full crops of fplums. lo'k
Times.
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Preservation of Food in Siberia.

To appreciate the severity of the eli
mate of Northern Siberia, it is only
necessary to understand the practical
purposes it is made to serve. The entire
country is used as vast refrigerator IN
preserving articles of food.
One day a atravclcr, dining at Tomsk on
plump fowl asked how long the bird
had been killed. The landlord evidently
softencd his reply as much as possible,
knowing the repugnanee of most foreign
ers to any food not quite fresh.
"Two months only" he said. "Not
day more"
No precautions are required for the
preservation of beef. for it takes care OF
itself. Nearly all butchers kill, at the
beginning of th + cold weather, a suffi-
cient number oil animals to furnish pro-
visions for the q htire winter, and allow
the meat to fredze There is no fear OF
any food changing in such tempera.
turc. The fish become so solid and stiff
that they are set up on their tails against
the walls of the markets, be the tail ever
so long, and the fish ever so heavy.
Often fruits preserved in ice are placed
upon the table of the Siberian evening
meal, the method of keeping them being
similar to that employed with meats.
AS soon as the severe cold sets in, they
are exposed to the air, if possible toward
the north, where there is no sun to reach
them; they thus become completely
frozen.
When eaten, they arc found to have re-
tanned their flavor marvellously, notwith-
standing their change from & frozen
rigidity to the thawed state necessary for
use. At the moment of being served they
are usually as hard as wood, and, if they
chance to fall, rattle like stones upon the
floor. The heat of the room gradually
softens them, and they assume their
original form. Youth's Companion.
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The treatment of many thousands of cases
of those chronic weaknesses and distressing
ailments peculiar to females, at the 1nralids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y,
has afforded vast experience in nicely
adapting and thoroughly testing remedies
for the cure OF woman's peculiar maladics.
DIR. PIerce's Envorite Prescription
Is the outgrowth, or result, OF this great
and valuable experience. Thousands of
Testimonials, received from patients and
from physicians who have tested it in tho
more aggravated and obstin.>t cases which
had baiticd their skill, prove 1t to be the
most wonderful remedy ever devised for
the relief and cure of suffering women. 1t
Is not recommended as "ciIrc-all," but
as a most perfect Specific for woman's
peculiar ailments.
As powerful, invigorating tonic,
it impnrts strength to tile whole system,
and to the uterus, or womb and its ap-
pendagcs, in particular. For overworkcd,
hworn-olit." rundown" dcbilitatcd teach
ers, milliners, dressmakcrs, seamstrcsses,
"shop-girls." housekeepers, nursing moth
ers, and feeble women generally, DIR.
Picrcc's Favorite Prescription is the great
est earthly boon, being uncqalalled as an
appetizing cordial and restorative tonic. It
promotes digestion and assimilation OF food,
Address WORLEsS BIsP1
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THE otJTGRowTH OF A. VAST EXPERIENCE

Hi pregnancy, Favorite Prescription
is "lnCthcr's cordial" relieving nausea,
weakness of stomach and other distressing
symptoms common to that condition. II
its use is kept up in the latter months Of
CESSATION, it SO prepares the system for de-
livery as to greatly lessen, and many times
almost entirely do away with the sutferinGs
Of that trying ordeal.
"FavOrite Prescription, - when taken
in connection with the use Of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and small laxa-
tive doses of DIR. Picrcc's Purgatiye Pellets
little Liver Pills., cures Liver, Kidney and
bladder diseases. Their combined use also
removes blood taints, and abOlishes can
ccrous and scrotulous humors from the
system. "
medicine for women sold, by druggists,
under positive guarantee, from the
manufacturers, that it will give satisfac-
tiOn in every case, or money will be re-
funded. This guarantee has been printed
on the bottlc-wrappcr, and faithfully car
ricd out for many years. Large bottles
nOO dosee) $I.00, or six bottles for
$500.
rN Send ten cents in stamps for DR..
Picrce's large, illustrated Treatise Q60
pages) on Diseases of Women.
. 663 Main Street, BUFFALO,, N. Y.
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cures nausea, weakness of stomach, indi-
gcstion, bloating and cructations Of gas.
As a soothing and strengthening
ncrvine," Favorite Prescription is uu;
cquallcd and Is invaluable in allaying ana
subduing nervous cxcitability, irrltaDllity,
exhaustion, prostration, hysterla, spasms
and other distressing, nervous symPtoms
commonly attendant upon functi"nai aila
organic disease Of the womb. IL lnoucss
refreshing sleep and relieves mental an1-
'e5y ana perspc,s erspa,nqFFay qFFaayTorfte Prescription
Is q legitimate medicine, carefully
compounded by an experienced and skilIful
physician. and adapted to womans delicate
ORGANIZATION. 1t is purely vegetable in it's
composition and perfectly harmless in its
efrccfs i'm any condition of the. system.
WFayOrite Prescription" ID posi-.
tive cure for the most complicated and
obstinate cases of lcucorrhca, or whites"
excessive flowing at monthly periods, pain
ful menstr,mtion. unnatural suppressions,
prolapsus or falling Of the womb, weak
back, "fcmale weakness" anteversion, re-
trovcrson, bcaring-down sensations, chron-
ic congestion, Inflammation aud liberation
Of the womb, inflammation, pain and ten
derness in ovaries, accompanied with "in-
ternal heat"
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A New Game.

A new game called ringoal has come
into favor in England, and forms an ad-
dition to tennis at garden parties and
fashionable outdoor gatherings. The
game requires two goals in the shape of
nets, grass, hoops and sticks. The hoop
is thrown to and fro between the play
ers, the thrower scoring one point each
time fhat he succeeds in sending the
hoop past his opponent into the goal.
This the other player tries to prevent by
catching the hoop on one or both of his
sticks, and if he is successful he throws
it back to his opponent, in order, if pos
siblc, to get it into his goal.
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Disappointed Mules.

A dispatch from Rapid City says that
a hail-storm passed over there the other
day which killed all the mules in a
wagon-train belonging to the North
western Transportation company. This
statement needs little explanation. Of
course the hailstones didn't really kill the
mules, but when the first ones struck
them every blessed mule turned around
and kicked himself in two trying to
reach the cloud. 1t is the first time on
record that mule ever kicked at any
thing he didn't hit.-Dakota Bell.
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Cutting Glass With Scissors.

The way in which glass may best be
cut with scissors is told in the Pottery
Gazctte: Glass may be cut under
water with great case, to almost any
shape, with pair of shears or strong
scissors. Two things are necessary for
success. First, the glass must be kept
quite level in the water while the scissors
are applied; and secondly, to avoid risk,
it is better to perform the cutting by
taking off small pieces at the corners and
along the edges, and to reduce the shape
gradually to that required. The softer
glasses cut the best, and the scissors
need not be very sharp.
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Effect of Eating Arsenic.

The exact state Of affairs brought
about by arscsic eating, according to
the New York Post, is diminution of
the strength of the blood; the capillary
blood vessels are stopped from working
the ends of the blood vessels arc killed ;
no blood is supplied to the skin, and
the real reason for the white, transparent
nature of the skin is that it is practically
dead If the result of arsenic eating is
the highly transparent state Of the skin,
and if this can only result from the kill
ing of blood vessels, the claim that there
is no harm in the habit becomes an ab-
surdity.
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A farmer who has known of twenty
forest trees being struck by lightning,
says that nine were oaks, seven poplars,
four naples, three willows, and the Others
were chestnut, horse chestnut, walnut,
hawthorn and elm.
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and armies Of vermin and in a foul at
mosphere, with comfortable hogSlsf
grunt; for hog is much of a philoso.'
pher and makes the best of his ''manl.
fest destiny" Continc chickens, CALI
a sheep, or even neat housekecper, in
box. or rail pen, like hog, and see how
their quarters would look in a month o.
q Year
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Charles A. Tyler, of New York city,
has the longest record of any postman in
the United States. He has been letter
carrier for forty years, in the course OF
which time he has delivered over five
million letters
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Oyer.Worked Women.

For "worn-out," 'run-down," debilitated
school teachers, milliners, scamstresses, house
keepers, and over-worked women generally, DR.:
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the best of al
restorative tonics. 1t is not "Cure-all," but ad
mirably fulfills singleness Of purpose, being a
most potent Specific for all those Chronic Weak.
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1lcrvine, and imparts vigor and strength to the
whole system. It promptly cures weakness OF
stomach, indigestion, bloating, weak back, ncr'
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either seX Favorite Prescription is sold By
druggists under our positiUe guarantee. Sec
wrapper around bottle. Price Sl.Oo bottle, or
six EOttles for 500.
A large treatise on Diseases of Women, pro-
fuscly illustrated with colored plates and nu
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Address, WORLDS DIsPENSARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, 6G3 Main Street, Buffalo, n. Y.
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Farm and Garden Notes.

Use every endeavor to induce the birds
to build near the house and barn, as they
are the best insect exterminators.
Buttermik thickened with wheat
mjddlings and ground oats, with plenty
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Quantity of Mix Required for But,
ter.

ter.
How much milk is required to make
one pound of butter depends upon so
many circumstances as to render it i'm
possible to estimate upon any certain
quantity as the proper proportion. No
two breeds Of cattle possess the same
qualifications, and there is no herd of
one breed made up of COWS alike in ca
pacity for either milk or butter Milk is
variable substance, and even when some
particular COW may be selected for en-
pertinent in the production of milk and
butter she will fail to give a uniform
quantity of milk of the same quality from
one day to another. The seasons influence
the yield, as is shown by the trial of Il
COW selected for purposes of experiment.
Allowing two pounds of milk to repre-
sent one quart, the record shows that in
January from fifteen pounds of milk one
pound of butter was produced, while in
February pound of butter was made
from II pounds of milk. These months
being winter months, when green food is
usually sea CO, it would naturally be Sup
posed that IN summer the COW wou d
give larger quantity of butter from a
given quantity Of milk than she would
in winter, bat her record was 21 pounds
Of milk to pound of butter in March,
10 pounds of milk for pound of but
ter in April, and % pounds of
milk for l pound of butter in
May. The quantity of milk required
to produce a pound Of butter during
the remainder of the year was: For June,
81 pounds; July, % pounds; August 25
pounds; September. q pounds; Oc-
tober, 1s pounds; November, 1Grounds,
and December, 10 pounds. 1t does not
imply that during the summer season
the quantity Of milk yielded by the COW
was less than that yielded in winter, but
it was not as rich in cream These
changes were effected, not by the guam
tity of the food, but by its quality, as
the COW had abundant pasturagc in June,
although it required tifty-four pounds of
milk to produce one pound of butter
during the month. November to March
are periods of the year when COWS arc
fed on concentrated food, and, consc-
quently, they receive more attention from
the dairyman. The yield of milk may
be less, but the proportionatc quantity
of butter may be greater. The time Of
calving also affects the quality, while
the severity of the cold, as we'll as the
shelter and protection given, must also
be considered. The cX Xpcrimcnt shows
how difficult it is to estimate upon the
butter production of COW. The food
and its quality is the most important
feature of management, and the tests of
cows for a week only may not represent
the capacity for a longer time. No mat
ter what the breed may be, upon the
management depends the value and ca
pacity of the animal